On this day in 1976, Boy Scout Troop 76 hosted an open house at the old Franklin Hotel on Broad Street. The building had been left empty since 1972 when the Athens Hardware Company, formerly the Childs-Nickerson Hardware Company, moved from the site af... »
From the 2-2-2012 Dublin Courier Herald:Georgia leaders were all smiles Friday as they officially announced the rumored biggest economic development deal since Kia chose West Point to locate their auto manufacturing facility. Caterpillar, the maker of ... »
Georgia should see many new jobs created by the opening of a Caterpillar plant in the Athens area, but those jobs will come at a cost to taxpayers . . . »
Walter Jones takes a look back at the grandiose "Go Fish" program instituted by former governor Sonny Perdue; what he finds isn't pretty . . . »
Look, I'm one of those folk who believe local news should be covered by local people. I'm also one of those people who have looked at their ABJs (in newspapers no less) and sighed as the near-inevitable crash of journalism as we know it came to our fr... »
Read the column here (27 November 2011).I always ask my wife to proofread my columns (so if an error slips through, I can blame her, right?). Upon reading this one, she said that I sounded angry.And you know what, she is correct; quite apart from the s... »
Read the column here (04 September 2011).“Review of: The Athens-Clarke County Unified Government,” prepared by the 2010 Overview Commission (January 2011). This document used to appear on the old version of the Auditor’s page of the Unified Government... »
Zaxby’s has appointed Blake Bailey as chief financial officer (CFO) for Zaxby’s Franchising, Inc. (ZFI). Bailey succeeds Tony Townley, founding partner with Zach McLeroy chief executive officer (CEO) of ZFI. Townley is becoming Zaxby's executive vice... »
